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I made a time lapse video from our balcony in Yangsan a few weeks ago. I like it, but I thought we could do better. So, I made another time lapse video! This one was shot from half way up Mt Obong behind our apartment. Check it out! This is our lovely city.
An Autumn Walk in Beomun
November 18th, 2011 
Evan This is a more artsy video composed of a series of still images taken as we walked through Beomun-dong in northern Seoul in the first week of November. It was gorgeous.
Shot with an E-PL2 and a 14-42mm lens. Sequenced in Sony Vegas. Colors and diffusion played with in After Effects. Music made by Evan in Studio One, based on the melody to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Autumn movement.
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Korean Food Adventures, Episode 1: Sam Gyeop Han Bon
October 29th, 2011 Rachel Have you ever ordered something from a menu without knowing what it is? It happens a lot when you’re traveling or living in another country. It’s one of those things you just have to accept about being an expat! Sometimes, even if you think you know what you’re ordering, when the food comes out it will be completely different. When we were traveling in Malaysia, we had a hard time getting both of us fed! We would somehow confuse the servers, and end up getting only one meal and one drink. We couldn’t figure it out! haha!
In Korea, it happens less often because we both read Hangeul very well and are familiar with most Korean food. We were craving samgyeopsal, so we went into this cozy looking bbq restaurant in the “New Town” area of Yangsan. And SURPRISE! We didn’t recognize anything on the menu, except “Sam Gyeop” 삼겹, which means 3-layered meat. I looked around at what people were eating, and it seemed everyone was eating Sam Gyeop Sal, the delicious pork belly that’s so popular here, along with something else I didn’t recognize.
At many Korean restaurants, the menus are displayed on the wall rather than in paper form for each table. Honestly I just ordered the first thing on the menu because it had “Sam Gyeop” in it, and hoped for the best! It ended up being “Sam Gyep Han Bon”, which we later found out means “one big plate of pork belly” !! AWESOME!! 
I also ordered one of my favorite Korean dishes, Doenjang jjigae 된장 찌개, or soy bean paste/vegetable stew.
So this is the first episode in our new series, Korean Food Adventures! Because we love Korean food so much, and so many of our best moments here are those centered around food experiences, this year we want to share more of those moments with you! Enjoy the video, and leave your thoughts! ^^
Our first neighborhood walk in Yangsan
October 25th, 2011 Rachel Me and Evan like to take walks. I’m always surprised at how much a walk can uplift you and change your mood. Some of my fondest memories of last year were walking around our old neighborhood with Evan. We knew that neighborhood inside and out, and our friends definitely noticed! haha. When I was asked finally how I knew the area so well, I told our friend that we like to take walks around, find small alleyways and get lost. Usually that’s when we found the best spots to eat, drink, or sit! 
Basically, we enjoy really getting to know our little niche of each city we live in. It makes us feel more at home.
Our neighborhood is on Mt. Obong, which means “five peaks”. Our apartment is just below the entrance of hiking trails to the mountain, so we see a lot of eager hikers (koreans love hiking!) walking around. So as you might have guessed, we do a lot of climbing really steep hills and tons of stairs just to get to convenience stores! We will definitely be in great shape by the end of the year!
So yesterday, we set out to do our first walk around our new neighborhood in Yangsan! It had been raining on Friday and Saturday so we were excited to get out of the apartment and do some exploring! We decided to make it a photo walk so we can share it with you guys!
Just a little ways down from our apartment building, starting the walk!
I love living in the mountains! These landscapes make a simple side street more interesting and beautiful!
At first we thought it was a new business, but then we figured out it was a florist who makes those huge bouquets for new businesses!
There are tons of gardens in our neighborhood, does it say “No Trespassing”?
Climbing higher and higher, you can see more of the city!
We climbed up to the hiking trails and found this place, Soyo House. It’s a cafe and a guesthouse!
It was a beautiful little cafe with a terrace overlooking the city!
Evan’s view from the cafe
My view from the cafe
On the walk home, there were several piles of furniture on the side of the road. We scavenged this little table for our new apartment! I was so excited! ^^
Hope you guys enjoyed our photo walk! We will be trying to blog more this year so leave a comment to give us some feedback! Thanks!
